Car theft is becoming rampant in Mexico. CNN has the story:
"Mexico quickly becoming favorite place for car thieves"
By Rey Rodriguez
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Auto insurers report that about 60,000 vehicles were stolen in just over a year in Mexico, the highest figure in the past decade.
That's no surprise to Guillermo Cruz, who has bought two new cars this year: the first after his original car was stolen, and the second three months later after two armed men pointed guns at him, got in and drove off with Cruz inside.
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Monday, December 8, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Violence Continues
The Drug War in Mexico seems to be in no position to let up. BBC has the latest:
"Mexico 'drug violence' kills 11"
A teenage girl was among 11 people shot dead in suspected drug-related violence at the weekend in the northern city of Tijuana, authorities in Mexico say.
In one attack, masked gunmen opened fire in a pool hall, killing five people, while the girl, 14, and two men were killed in a shootout in a street.
The murders happened just hours after at least 1,000 people marched through Tijuana to demand an end to violence.
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"Mexico 'drug violence' kills 11"
A teenage girl was among 11 people shot dead in suspected drug-related violence at the weekend in the northern city of Tijuana, authorities in Mexico say.
In one attack, masked gunmen opened fire in a pool hall, killing five people, while the girl, 14, and two men were killed in a shootout in a street.
The murders happened just hours after at least 1,000 people marched through Tijuana to demand an end to violence.
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Environmental News
"Mexico Pays Fishermen to Help Save a Species"
By ELISABETH MALKIN, Published: October 28, 2008
MEXICO CITY — About 800 fishermen in the northernmost crook of the Gulf of California have taken up the government’s offer of payments to stop fishing with nets and, in some cases, to stop fishing altogether, Mexican conservationists said on Tuesday.
The offer is intended to save a small porpoise that is threatened with extinction as an unintended byproduct of commercial fishing. The porpoise, called a vaquita, is often trapped and killed in the gill nets that fishermen use to catch shrimp, mackerel and sharks.
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By ELISABETH MALKIN, Published: October 28, 2008
MEXICO CITY — About 800 fishermen in the northernmost crook of the Gulf of California have taken up the government’s offer of payments to stop fishing with nets and, in some cases, to stop fishing altogether, Mexican conservationists said on Tuesday.
The offer is intended to save a small porpoise that is threatened with extinction as an unintended byproduct of commercial fishing. The porpoise, called a vaquita, is often trapped and killed in the gill nets that fishermen use to catch shrimp, mackerel and sharks.
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Corruption
Mexico's government has admitted the drug cartels have infiltrated a variety of police systems in the country. LA Times has the article:
"Mexico acknowledges drug gang infiltration of police"
By Tracy Wilkinson
October 28, 2008
Reporting from Mexico City -- In a damning blow to its fight against drug traffickers, the Mexican government Monday acknowledged severe penetration of a top law enforcement agency by a vicious gang that may even have bought intelligence on U.S. operations from renegade employees.
At least 35 officials and agents from an elite unit within the federal attorney general's office have been fired or arrested in an investigation that began July 31 following tips from an informer.
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"Mexico acknowledges drug gang infiltration of police"
By Tracy Wilkinson
October 28, 2008
Reporting from Mexico City -- In a damning blow to its fight against drug traffickers, the Mexican government Monday acknowledged severe penetration of a top law enforcement agency by a vicious gang that may even have bought intelligence on U.S. operations from renegade employees.
At least 35 officials and agents from an elite unit within the federal attorney general's office have been fired or arrested in an investigation that began July 31 following tips from an informer.
Read Full Article LA Times
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Drug War Update
This blog has put previous articles about the Mexican government's war on drug cartels. A big story has just come out on BBC regarding all of this:
"Mexican 'drug cartel boss' seized"
Mexican authorities say they have arrested an alleged top member of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel.
Police detained Jesus Zambada and 15 other suspects after a shootout in Mexico City, Mexico's Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora told journalists.
Mr Medina Mora said Jesus Zambada directed cocaine trafficking through Mexico City's international airport.
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"Mexican 'drug cartel boss' seized"
Mexican authorities say they have arrested an alleged top member of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel.
Police detained Jesus Zambada and 15 other suspects after a shootout in Mexico City, Mexico's Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora told journalists.
Mr Medina Mora said Jesus Zambada directed cocaine trafficking through Mexico City's international airport.
Read Full Article BBC News
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Monday, October 20, 2008
Deaths in Mexican Jails
It looks like the war between the drug cartels is beginning to create casualties in Mexico's prisons. Reuters has a recent update:
"At least 17 dead in Mexico jail riot near U.S. border"
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - At least 17 prisoners died in a jail riot in Mexico near the U.S. border on Monday, some in a fire after a gun battle between rival gangs.
The riot started in the early hours of Monday in Reynosa across from the Texan border, a manufacturing city where the powerful Gulf drug cartel is active, the local state attorney general's office said.
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"At least 17 dead in Mexico jail riot near U.S. border"
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - At least 17 prisoners died in a jail riot in Mexico near the U.S. border on Monday, some in a fire after a gun battle between rival gangs.
The riot started in the early hours of Monday in Reynosa across from the Texan border, a manufacturing city where the powerful Gulf drug cartel is active, the local state attorney general's office said.
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Friday, October 17, 2008
Nogales Alert
The State Department has issued a safety warning around the Nogales area of Mexico because of rising drug violence. The local government on the Mexican side of Nogales still feel that that it's safe for tourists: AZ Daily Star has an article:
"Nogales, Son.: Tourists needn't fear"
By Brady McCombs, Arizona Daily Star
NOGALES, Sonora — Tourists shouldn't cancel their trips to Nogales and other parts of Sonora just because of the U.S. State Department's updated travel alert, city officials from the Mexican border city said Thursday.
The travel alert — which mentions Nogales, Sonora, and Route 15 between Nogales and Hermosillo among areas of concern due to increasing drug-cartel-fueled violence — has generated unnecessary fear and concern, said Marco Antonio Martínez Dabdoub, mayor of Nogales, Sonora. The alert came out on Tuesday.
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"Nogales, Son.: Tourists needn't fear"
By Brady McCombs, Arizona Daily Star
NOGALES, Sonora — Tourists shouldn't cancel their trips to Nogales and other parts of Sonora just because of the U.S. State Department's updated travel alert, city officials from the Mexican border city said Thursday.
The travel alert — which mentions Nogales, Sonora, and Route 15 between Nogales and Hermosillo among areas of concern due to increasing drug-cartel-fueled violence — has generated unnecessary fear and concern, said Marco Antonio Martínez Dabdoub, mayor of Nogales, Sonora. The alert came out on Tuesday.
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